127th Street Bridge

Photos

Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2012

BH Photo #240219

This impressively tall, heavily skewed bridge stands out, literally. It just looks strong.

Overview: Warren through truss bridge over Cal Sag Channel on 127th Street (IL 83) in Alsip/Crestwood
Location: Alsip/Crestwood, Cook County, Illinois
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1968
Design: Through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 402.8 ft.
Total length: 608.7 ft.
Deck width: 48.8 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 18.0 ft.
Skew angle: 47 degrees
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.66167, -87.74972 (decimal degrees)
41°39'42" N, 87°44'59" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/437581/4612484 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Blue Island
Average daily traffic (as of 2015): 26,500
Inventory numbers: IL 016-0570 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15091 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of August 2016): Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 24.2 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

September 26, 2012: Updated by Steve Conro: Corrected town, road name added photo's
November 22, 2011: Updated by Frank Hicks: Refined design description
November 29, 2010: New Street View added by David Backlin